Ezekiel 2

LEB(i) 1 And he said to me, "Son of man,* stand on your feet, so that I can speak with you." 2 And the Spirit* came into me as he was speaking to me, and it set me on my feet, and I heard the one speaking to me. 3 And he said to me, "Son of man,* I am sending you to the Israelites,* to nations* who are rebelling, who rebelled against me, they and their ancestors,* they transgressed against me until this very day.* 4 And the children* are impudent* and stubborn,* and so I am sending you to them, and you must say to them, 'Thus says the Lord Yahweh!' 5 And they, whether they listen or whether they fail to listen, for they are a rebellious house, they will know that a prophet was in their midst. 6 And you, son of man,* you must not be afraid of them, and you must not be afraid of their words, because* briers and thorns are with you, and you are sitting among scorpions. You must not be afraid of their words, and you must not be dismayed because of their looks,* for they are a rebellious house. 7 And you must speak my words to them whether they listen or whether they fail to listen, for they are rebellious. 8 And you, son of man,* hear what I am speaking to you: you must not be rebellious like the house of rebellion. Open your mouth and eat what I am giving to you." 9 And I looked,* and look! There was a hand stretched out to me, and look! In it was a scroll with writing.* 10 And he rolled it out* before me,* and it was written on the front and back, and there were written on it laments and mourning and wailing.*